Many of the songs of this album were originally released on mono singles. The versions that look on this album are re-mixed for stereo as well as sometimes stimulate got meaning differences. The master copy American LP has unlike artwork on the cover. The front end features a unlike film of the band cutting upwards into the shape of the band's logo alongside a dark background.
"Just For You" was previously released inwards Feb 1968 equally the A-side of a Great Britain Dave Mason solo single. (The B-side was "Little Woman".) This was released afterwards Mason left Traffic the outset time, next Mr. Fantasy. Conveniently for its purpose on this album, the other members of Traffic backed upwards Mason on this track. "Medicated Goo" as well as "Shanghai Noodle Factory" were the A- as well as B-sides, of a Great Britain Traffic unmarried released inwards Dec 1968. Mason does non look on these tracks. "Medicated Goo" has a simulated ending on the unmarried which does non look here. The vocal would instruct a staple of the re-formed band's alive performances inwards 1970-71.
"Something's Got a Hold of My Toe" is an instrumental as well as appears to endure an outtake non originally intended for release. It is unclear why producer Jimmy Miller (a lyricist elsewhere on the album) gets a co-writing credit on this. "Withering Tree" was previously released equally the B-side to "Feelin' Alright" (September 1968), although the version on the LP is slightly unlike from the single. Dave Mason does non look on this although it was in all likelihood recorded patch he was nevertheless inwards the band. The 2 Fillmore West alive tracks that brand upwards the mo one-half make non characteristic Mason.
What a unique as well as gifted group. Jim Capaldi, writing as well as playing this music, was equally steady, soulful, funky as well as sensitive a drummer equally they come. Chris Wood wrung as well as thus much emotion from his winds, to me he's? inwards a cast past times himself, as well as likewise presently gone. Steve Winwood is a superb songwriter, beautiful acoustic piano, as well as no 1 made the Hammond B-3 make what he did. And his voice!! Dave Mason, a top-notch songwriter himself, never did amend operate than during his fourth dimension alongside these 3 wonderful musicians.
Track listing
"Just for You" (Dave Mason) – 2:18
"Shanghai Noodle Factory" (Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood, Jimmy Miller, Larry Fallon) – 5:06
"Something's Got a Hold of My Toe" (Winwood, Mason, Miller) – 2:14
"Withering Tree" (Winwood, Capaldi) – 3:04
"Medicated Goo" (Winwood, Miller) – 3:36
"Feelin' Good" (live) (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) – 10:40
"Blind Man" (live) (Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott) – 7:06
Personnel
Steve Winwood – organ, atomic number 82 vocals (all simply 1), piano, bass, guitar (2, 5)
Jim Capaldi – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Chris Wood – flute, saxophone, organ
Dave Mason – guitar (1, 3), atomic number 82 vocals (1)
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